Zagury leads RIM SA operations

Category: Software Created on Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:01 Published Date

26-07-2012
by MTHULISI SIBANDA
South Africa Bureau
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – Research In Motion (RIM) has appointed Alexandra Zagury as Managing Director for South Africa and Southern Africa where he will oversee all of RIM's operations, sales and marketing efforts in the regions.

Zagury expressed excitement at taking on the senior role in the regions, which are one of RIM’s most important growth markets.

“We are proud of the company’s success in this region, particularly in South Africa where BlackBerry is the leading smartphone brand, and I believe there is still tremendous opportunity for growth.

"Our goal is to maintain customer loyalty and expand RIM's leading position in South Africa by being even more customer-focused and by working closely with our carrier and developer partners across the region,” she added.

Zagury has been with RIM for more than four years and was RIM's first Managing Director appointed in Turkey. Prior to moving to Istanbul, Zagury was based in the UK, where she was responsible for regional strategic planning and business operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Before joining RIM in April 2008, Zagury was at Yahoo! Europe, where she headed the UK and Pan-Euro Business Operations and Intelligence teams. Her earlier experience spans over the property, leisure, financial services and media industries in the US, Tunisia, Argentina, Korea and Poland.